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engineering best practices from one of the best performing countries in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, Singapore. Singapore roads … on the Singapore road network have been steadily declining over the past decade. This is leading to a desire on the part … of neighboring countries to follow Singapore's example and learn from its experience. In order to mitigate collisions …
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This report is based on a targeted review of Singapore's approach to climate change, focusing on how the country drives … measures undertaken by the Singapore Government, present lessons learned, keytakeaways and challenges that continue to lie …
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Although global economic activity is recovering and output in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) is expected to grow in 2021, containing COVID-19 remains a challenge in the region. Enterprise survey data for the emerging and developing countries in the region show that COVID-19 had a profound and...
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Limited competition hinders the optimal use of telecommunication services in the Dominican Republic, which lags peer … countries in mobile subscriptions and internet penetration. Despite recent reforms designed to enhance competition, the … Bank Group's Markets and Competition Policy Assessment Toolkit (MCPAT), this policy note provides a brief overview of key …
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This handbook has been developed to provide instruction on the design and implementation of incentives for resource-efficiency purposes. The target audience is World Bank staff and stakeholders who are supporting the implementation of a resource-efficiency program in a country on behalf of the...
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enhance competition in the delivery of domestic shipping services, this assessment has therefore focused particularly on …
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What is the future for agriculture in Peru? Once the principal source of employment and income for much of the population, Peru's agricultural sector has declined in importance as the national economy has grown and urbanized. Economic activity in the sector has continued to grow, but economic...
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Despite advances in agricultural production, TFP, and trade balances, Russia continues to lag behind many comparator countries in measures of crop and livestock productivity. This report has aimed to provide a vehicle for dialogue with government on agri-food sector collaboration to address this...
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A competitive city is a city that successfully facilitates its firms and industries to create jobs, raise productivity, and increase the incomes of citizens over time. Worldwide, improving the competitiveness of cities is a pathway to eliminating extreme poverty and to promoting shared...
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The purpose of this report is to help policymakers improve economic development and job creation in Cameroon's cities. The report is part of the World Bank's Technical Assistance project on Enhancing Economic Performance of African Cities, supporting clients in the Ministry of Economy, Planning...
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